Bentley John Heddle (15 September 1943 – 19 December 1989) was a British

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politician.

Political career

Heddle contested Gateshead West in

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, being beaten by

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. In October 1974 he stood in Bolton East, but was again defeated. He was

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for Lichfield and Tamworth from

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to 1983, and for Mid Staffordshire from

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Death

Early on 19 December 1989, Heddle was found dead in his car in a chalk pit near

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in Kent. A hose was found connected to the car's exhaust pipe. The death was ruled a suicide; he reportedly killed himself due to the indebtedness of his property businesses. The subsequent by-election was won by Labour's Sylvia Heal.

References

* ''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',

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, 1987

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